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vers status

Get status of VMs.

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Usage

vers status                          # Show all VMs status
vers status [vm-id|alias]            # Show specific VM information

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Examples

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Show all VMs (default)

vers status
HEAD status: vm-abc123 (State: Running)

Fetching list of VMs...
Available VMs:

VM: web-server
State: Running

VM: vm-def456
State: Paused

VM: feature-auth
State: Running

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Show specific VM details

vers status vm-abc123
Getting status for VM: web-server

VM details:
VM: web-server
State: Running

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How it works

The status command has two modes:

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Default mode (no arguments)

  1. Shows HEAD status: Displays current HEAD VM and its state
  2. Lists all VMs: Shows VM names and their states

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VM mode (VM argument)

  1. Resolves VM: Finds VM by ID or alias
  2. Shows VM details: Displays VM name and state

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HEAD status variations

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Normal HEAD with running VM

HEAD status: vm-abc123 (State: Running)

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HEAD with VM alias

HEAD status: web-server (State: Paused)

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No .vers repository

HEAD status: Not a vers repository (run 'vers init' first)

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Empty HEAD

HEAD status: Empty (create a VM with 'vers run')

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HEAD verification failed

HEAD status: vm-abc123 (unable to verify)

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Output format

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VM list format

  • VM name: Shows alias if available, otherwise VM ID
  • State: Current VM state (Running, Paused, Stopped, etc.)

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Error handling

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VM not found

vers status nonexistent-vm
Error: failed to find VM 'nonexistent-vm': not found

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No VMs exist

vers status
HEAD status: Empty (create a VM with 'vers run')

Fetching list of VMs...
No VMs found.

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API failures

vers status
Error: failed to list VMs: connection timeout

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Use cases

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Environment overview

# Check what's available
vers status

# Check specific VM
vers status my-vm

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VM monitoring

# Check specific VM state
vers status my-web-server

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Debugging

# Check HEAD status
vers status

# Verify specific VM
vers status problematic-vm

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Prerequisites

  • For VM details: Network connectivity to query API
  • For HEAD status: .vers directory (optional, shows warning if missing)

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See Also